tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post8597822224823300119..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Ongoing Lobbying Interference in the County on Behalf of Big Rollers, Here is a 2011 example. By GeniusofdespairGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-19216462390641096002016-09-16T09:20:22.030-04:002016-09-16T09:20:22.030-04:00Brian,, Take it somewhere else, this isn't som...Brian,, Take it somewhere else, this isn't some back room or the well at the BCC... everyone on this blog either knows you or knows who you are and we don't need a favor or fear retaliation. <br /><br />You want to know your real public perception? Keep on posting..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-52695541851599811852016-09-15T15:46:53.905-04:002016-09-15T15:46:53.905-04:00May is unregistered scum. Does that help?May is unregistered scum. Does that help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-28667710922836328542016-09-15T15:07:47.790-04:002016-09-15T15:07:47.790-04:00They don't find anything unethical in ethics b...They don't find anything unethical in ethics but they noted that because it was anonymous - they wouldn't pursue it Brian May.Rodneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-83599022280363360892016-09-15T15:04:00.252-04:002016-09-15T15:04:00.252-04:00Where did i write illegal? You used that word spec...Where did i write illegal? You used that word specifically in quoting me.<br /><br />And, You were an unregistered lobbyist for that client.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-47512857544243015252016-09-15T11:31:12.953-04:002016-09-15T11:31:12.953-04:00The purpose of the lobbying registration is to kno...The purpose of the lobbying registration is to know who is influencing the decision-makers. There are millions of dollars in contracts being negotiated with department staff (WASD, Transit, Aviation, Information Technology Department) and no one registers to meet with them. Angel Petisco of ITD is probably the worst offender...he thinks he is entirely above the process and would never think of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-73398854535080847302016-09-15T11:24:49.405-04:002016-09-15T11:24:49.405-04:00@geniusofdespair, Nancy Lee. The 2nd word of your...@geniusofdespair, Nancy Lee. The 2nd word of your Headline says 'lobbying" and the first sentence of your blog post says I was an "unregistered lobbyist", which I was not. If I was an unregistered lobbyist at the time the Commission on Ethics would have cited and fined me as such. As to other "anonymous" comments, there is no "wordsmithing" from me. I Brian Maynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-80802745810387138482016-09-15T11:23:47.483-04:002016-09-15T11:23:47.483-04:00The Commission on Ethics is a useless organization...The Commission on Ethics is a useless organization that only whitewashes the corruption that occurs at every level of county government. If they had an aggressive staff that did not require spoon-feeding complaints, they might be worth the millions it costs to keep them going. Instead, it is a worthwhile budget expenditure by the elected officials, because they know if they are ever "caught&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-46537964208521799872016-09-15T11:06:19.917-04:002016-09-15T11:06:19.917-04:00This sounds like when Ralph Garcia-Toledo drives G...This sounds like when Ralph Garcia-Toledo drives Gimenez around "to gauge whether there was any real support" for him to get an $18 million cut of a major Water and Sewer Contract. He never registers to lobby, either. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-79687189182360050242016-09-15T10:55:44.579-04:002016-09-15T10:55:44.579-04:00Mr. Wordsmith May, do you know the difference betw...Mr. Wordsmith May, do you know the difference between unethical and illegal? Your behavior, of not registering was unethical. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-12952750301574171192016-09-15T10:46:46.842-04:002016-09-15T10:46:46.842-04:00Did I write they were illegal? I don't believe...Did I write they were illegal? I don't believe I did Mr. May. Where is that word? Did I write lobbying? Yes I believe it was lobbying. Your definition of lobbying is loosey goosey. Parsing words: what is your definition of "is."Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-12866927250402059562016-09-15T10:13:15.068-04:002016-09-15T10:13:15.068-04:00@NANCY LEE, GENIUSOFDESPAIR: These were not illeg...@NANCY LEE, GENIUSOFDESPAIR: These were not illegal meetings with Las Vegas Sands. Sands obviously met with a number of local elected officials, including Mayor Regalado of the City of Maimi, for the purpose of gauging local support for State of Florida legislation that proposed to allow one or more destination gaming resorts in South Florida. Sands at the time did not have any zoning or site Brian Maynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-11918863076150847252016-09-15T09:27:46.944-04:002016-09-15T09:27:46.944-04:00There is nothing to stop the mayor. Pay to play, b...There is nothing to stop the mayor. Pay to play, baby. Carlos Gimenez, riding your taxes all the way down the sewer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-73558185863228726702016-09-15T08:39:01.763-04:002016-09-15T08:39:01.763-04:00I believe there are a dozen more that we don't...I believe there are a dozen more that we don't know about. If The Ethics Commission does nothing, what is to stop the mayor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-82585394393975952932016-09-15T08:35:23.456-04:002016-09-15T08:35:23.456-04:00This is just another example of connected people h...This is just another example of connected people having access to the mayor who allows meetings to take place illegally with himself and his staff. This is an ongoing problem with the mayor who will meet with anyone like Donald Trump to take over a county golf course without going through the proper county procedures. There are probably scores of instances similar to the blog. Reelecting this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com